ABSTRACT

The author compiles everything a student or experienced developmental engineer needs to know about the supporting technologies associated with the rapidly evolving field of robotics.From the table of contents: Design Considerations * Dead Reckoning * Odometry Sensors * Doppler and Inertial Navigation * Typical Mobility Configurations * Tactile and

chapter 1|34 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|34 pages

DEAD RECKONING

chapter 3|34 pages

TACTILE AND PROXIMITY SENSING

chapter 4|36 pages

TRIANGULATION RANGING

chapter 5|30 pages

TIME OF FLIGHT

chapter 7|22 pages

OTHER RANGING TECHNIQUES

chapter 8|28 pages

ACOUSTICAL ENERGY

chapter 9|30 pages

ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY

chapter 10|26 pages

COLLISION AVOIDANCE

chapter 11|22 pages

GUIDEPATH FOLLOWING

chapter 12|34 pages

MAGNETIC COMPASSES

chapter 13|34 pages

GYROSCOPES

chapter 14|28 pages

RF POSITION-LOCATION SYSTEMS

chapter 16|24 pages

WALL, DOORWAY, AND CEILING REFERENCING

chapter 17|34 pages

APPLICATION-SPECIFIC MISSION SENSORS